different between merlad vs merland

English

Etymology

mer- +? lad

Noun

merlad (plural merlads)

1. (fantasy) A young male merperson, male equivalent of mermaid
   • 2003, Susan K. Hamilton, Darkstar Rising, Xlibris (2003), ?ISBN, page 433:

     The merlad and merlass watched the sphere for a moment and with a flick of their shiny tails, vanished again.

   • 2006, S. L. Bynum, Kalena, the Sea Princess, Lulu (2006), ?ISBN, page 10:

     I have to admit, he's a handsome merlad with his beautiful brown eyes, shiny black hair, and dark brown skin, but I can't have a boyfriend.

   • 2009, Nancy Farmer, The Islands of the Blessed, Simon & Schuster (2009), ?ISBN, unnumbered page:

     “At first everyone was standoffish and now they're too friendly,” Thorgil complained, swiping at a merlad who was attempting to grab her hair.

Synonyms

• merboy

Anagrams

• Del Mar, Delmar, dermal, mardle, marled, medlar

English

Etymology

From mer- +? land.

Proper noun

merland

1. A mythical land of mermaids and merfolk.
   • 2004, Edith Nesbit, Wet Magic:

     "I know what you would say and I know what I should answer, dear Ulfin, if you were only a commoner of Merland. ... and I am a Mermaid, […] "

   • 2010, Judith Gilman, Mermaids of the Siuslaw:

     […] or she could bolt and hurry back to the shore, hoping that two wolphins might return to haul her tired body back to Merland off Oregon.

Anagrams

• mandrel